It’s Time To Lower Your Risk + MORE

This article was published in the March/April 2013 edition of the Canadian MoneySaver, and is posted here with permission. For more information visit www.canadianmoneysaver.ca
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In my article for the February issue of Canadian MoneySaver, I discussed The Lure and Dangers of High Yield Stocks (Part-1)…

For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week:

Articles From DIV-Net Members
Dividends4Life presented February 2013 Pocket Change Portfolio Performance
Dividend Growth Investor presented Are these high yield dividends sustainable?
The Dividend Guy presented All You Need To Know About Selling Your Stocks
Barel Karsan presented Chocolates On The Pillow Aren’t Enough
Dividend Growth Stocks Investing presented Beware the Dividend Growth Stock Bubble
Passive Income Pursuit presented Recent Transaction
Hello Suckers presented Trade Adjustment – Realty Income (O) addition

There are some really good articles here, please take time and read a few of them…

When I analyse dividend paying companies, I always look for strong competitive positions. This is because a company in a strong competitive position might be able to enjoy rising profits for several decades. As a result, it might be able to boast a long streak of regular dividend increases. However, changes in technology can jeopardize a company’s economic moat…

The strong performance of the stock market YTD has left little attractive opportunities on the table for value investors to get interested in. I consider valuation of an individual stock paramount to long-term success, and it’s imperative that you don’t overpay for an ownership stake in even the most high quality business…

Investors are now exposed to sizable losses in investments typically heralded as safe. The value of bonds and shares of bond ETFs and bond mutual funds are increasingly at risk. The objective of this article is twofold 1.) Enable the reader to set appropriate asset allocations to meet their investment goals in today’s economic environment; 2…

A new article of mine has been published on the investing website Seeking Alpha. The article is entitled The Importance Of Valuation For Dividend Growth Investing and it shows how differences in initial stock valuation can have long-term effects on portfolio value and dividend income.